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St. James Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located at 804 Ninth Avenue in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Seattle and the seat of its archbishop , currently Paul D. Etienne .
Cathedral of St. James (South Bend, Indiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places St. James Cathedral (Seattle) Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater (Vancouver, Washington, United States), known as St. James Cathedral from 1851 to 1907
The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. It is also among the remaining churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle, the other ones being St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City , St Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai , India and Basilica of St. John in Izmir , Turkey .
The site of martyrdom is located within the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of St. James in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem. The Chapel of St. James the Great, located to the left of the sanctuary, is the traditional place where he was martyred when King Agrippa ordered him to be beheaded (Acts 12:1–2).
Because of his role in northern Spain, James is venerated throughout the Basque Country and Galicia where July 25 is a public holiday. [3] A traditional pilgrimage called the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago) is held that day, bringing people to the town of Santiago de Compostela and the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. It is the town's ...
The Cathedral Church of St. James is an Anglican cathedral in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the location of the oldest congregation in the city, with the parish being established in 1797. The church, the fourth on the site, began construction in 1850 and opened for services on June 19, 1853.
The cathedral was moved to St. James Church the following year. Bishop Thomas Grady dedicated St. James as the diocesan cathedral on November 20, 1977. A renovation of the facility took place from 1979 to 1985. During this time the parish life center and Blessed Sacrament Chapel were built, and the cathedral church was renovated.
St. James received the status of cathedral in 1928 after the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was destroyed in a fire in 1921, but the arrangement was terminated in 1931. On May 3, 1955, St. James was again designated the cathedral and was formally set apart on June 4, 1955. [2] The church is led by the Episcopal Bishop of Chicago.